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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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