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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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