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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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