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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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