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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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