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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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