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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education