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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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