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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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