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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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