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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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