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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled students 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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