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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students 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. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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