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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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