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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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