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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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