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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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