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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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