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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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