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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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