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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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