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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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