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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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