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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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