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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations 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. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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