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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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