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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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