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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over 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 massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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