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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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