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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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