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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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