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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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