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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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