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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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