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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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