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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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