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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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