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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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