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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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