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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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