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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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