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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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