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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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