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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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