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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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