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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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