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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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