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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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