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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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