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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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