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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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