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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants 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 ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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