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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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