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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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