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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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