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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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