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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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