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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people 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 courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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