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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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