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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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