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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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