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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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