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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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