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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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