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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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