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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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