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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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