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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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