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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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