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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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