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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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