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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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