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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled 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. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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