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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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