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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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