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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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