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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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