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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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