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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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