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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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