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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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