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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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