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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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