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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of 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 massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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