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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in 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 MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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