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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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