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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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