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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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