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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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