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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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