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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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