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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of 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 massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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