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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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