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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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