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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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