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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines 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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