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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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