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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around 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. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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