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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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