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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part 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 almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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