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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major 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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