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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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