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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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