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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around 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 massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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