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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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