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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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