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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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