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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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