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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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