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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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