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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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