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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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