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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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