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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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