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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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