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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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