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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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