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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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