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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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