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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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