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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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