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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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