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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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