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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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