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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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