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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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