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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with 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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