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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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