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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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