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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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