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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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