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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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