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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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