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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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