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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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