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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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