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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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