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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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