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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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