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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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