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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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