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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans 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. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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