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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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