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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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