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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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