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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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