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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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