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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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