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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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