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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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