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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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