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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over 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 online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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