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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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