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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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