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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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