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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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