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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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