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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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