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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people 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 MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have 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 teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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