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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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