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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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