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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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