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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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