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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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