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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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