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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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