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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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