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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around 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 massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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