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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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