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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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