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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in 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 commonly free 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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