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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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