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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable people in nations 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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