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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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