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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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