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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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