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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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