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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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