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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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