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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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