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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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