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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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