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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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