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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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