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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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 free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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