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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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