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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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