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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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