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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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