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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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