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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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