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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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