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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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