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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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