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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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