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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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