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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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