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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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