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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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