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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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