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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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