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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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