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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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