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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key 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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