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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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