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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major 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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