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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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