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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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