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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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