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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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