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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver 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. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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