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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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