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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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