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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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