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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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