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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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