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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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