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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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