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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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