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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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