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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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