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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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