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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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