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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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