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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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