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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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