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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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