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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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