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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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