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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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