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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world 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 usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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