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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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