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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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