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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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