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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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