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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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