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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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