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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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