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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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