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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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