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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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