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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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