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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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