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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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