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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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