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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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