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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. 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. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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