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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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