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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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