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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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