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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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