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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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