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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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