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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major 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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