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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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