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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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