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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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