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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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