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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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