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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free 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 blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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