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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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