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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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