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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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