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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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