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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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