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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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