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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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