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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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