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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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