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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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