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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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