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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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