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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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