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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people all around 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. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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