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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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