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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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