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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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