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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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