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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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