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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth 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 online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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