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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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