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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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