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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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