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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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