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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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