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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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 subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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