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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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