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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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