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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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