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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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