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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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