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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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