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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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