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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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