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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around 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 massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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