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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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