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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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