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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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