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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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