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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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