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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 massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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