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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled 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 massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key 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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