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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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