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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses 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 for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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