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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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