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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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