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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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