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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over 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 massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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