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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around 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. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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