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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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