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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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