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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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