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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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