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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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