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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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