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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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