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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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