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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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