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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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