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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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