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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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