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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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