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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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