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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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