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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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