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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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