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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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