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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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