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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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