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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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