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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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