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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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