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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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