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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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