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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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