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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over 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 MOOC classes are normally 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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