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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. Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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