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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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