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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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