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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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