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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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