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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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