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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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