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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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