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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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