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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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