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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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