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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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