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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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