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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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