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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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