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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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