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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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