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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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