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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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