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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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