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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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