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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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