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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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