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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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