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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take 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 free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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