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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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