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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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