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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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