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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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