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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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