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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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