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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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