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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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