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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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