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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in 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 commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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