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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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