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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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