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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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