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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free 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 topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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