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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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