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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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