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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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