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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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