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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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