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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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