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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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