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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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