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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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