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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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