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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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