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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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