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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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