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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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