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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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