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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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