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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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 several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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