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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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