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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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