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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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