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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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