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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over 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. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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