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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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