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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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