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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key 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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