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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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