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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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