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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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