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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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