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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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