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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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