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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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