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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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