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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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