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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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