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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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