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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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