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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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