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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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