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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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