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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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