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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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