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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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