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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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