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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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