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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in 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 generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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