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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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