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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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