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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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