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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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