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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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