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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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