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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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