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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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