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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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