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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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