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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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