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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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