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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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