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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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