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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled 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 online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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