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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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