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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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