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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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