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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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