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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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