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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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