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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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