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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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