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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable students 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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