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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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