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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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