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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling people all around 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 online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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