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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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