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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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