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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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