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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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