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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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