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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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