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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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