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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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