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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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