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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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