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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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