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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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