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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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