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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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