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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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