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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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