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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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