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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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