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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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