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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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