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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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