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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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