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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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