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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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