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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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