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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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