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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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