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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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