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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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