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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers 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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