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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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