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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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