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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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