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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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