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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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