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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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