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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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