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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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