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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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