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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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