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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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