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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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