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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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