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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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