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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable learners in nations 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. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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