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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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