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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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