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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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