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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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