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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews 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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