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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in 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 customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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