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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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