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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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