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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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