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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of 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 normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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