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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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