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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the 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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