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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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