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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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