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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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