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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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