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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses 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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