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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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