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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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